NECKLACE

Object/Artifact

-

St. Joseph Museums

Name/Title

NECKLACE

Entry/Object ID

143/3368

Description

WAMPUM/QUAHOG CLAM/GENUINE SHELL SQ--- NECKLACE/THIS NECKLACE IS OLD/HANDED DOWN IN CHIEF RED EAGLE FAMILY Index note: approximately 250 yrs old, used as money, dates 1650-1700

Collection

NATIVE AMERICAN

Made/Created

Place

Continent

North America

Ethnography

Cultural Region

Region

Great Plains

Continent

North America

Culture/Tribe

Osage Nation
Native American

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

Necklace

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Jewelry

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Body Adornments

Nomenclature Class

Adornment

Nomenclature Category

Category 03: Personal Objects

Dimensions

Length

36 in

Parts

Count

1

Material

CLAM SHELL

Condition

Overall Condition

Good

Provenance

Notes

INDIAN CURIO CO.; PAWHUSKA AND OKLAHOMA CITY, OK. HLG LEDGER VOL. I, pp. 280E,F,G, ITEM #3 INVOICE DATE 7/15/1915 PART OF J R RODDY WAMPUM COLLECTION